Overview

• Sinner needed 2 hours 21 minutes to beat Terence Atmane 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 in Beijing and move into the last eight.
• Atmane struggled with cramps and an inguinal pain in the decider, which contributed to the one-sided final set.
• Sinner explained he is playing about 80% of his usual tennis with 20% new elements and wants to narrow the changes to roughly 5%.
• He said the tests include varying serve rotations, using more drop shots, and mixing in serve-and-volley, while guarding against overhauling his style.
• Next he faces Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan in the quarterfinals, noting the opponent’s power and touch from a previous meeting in Halle, as separate reports highlighted Lorenzo Musetti’s apology for profane remarks toward spectators and Luciano Darderi’s loss to Jenson Brooksby in Tokyo.